![]() But double clicking on a file actually runs Archive Utility and uses the settings here. So changing these, like changing where the archive is saved, isn't going to effect the Compress Command. Only the Unzip options here at the top actually work with the Finder because the Compress command in the Finder is actually using some set options. If you go to Archive Utility Settings you'll see Unzip or Expansion settings here at the top and Zip or Archiving options here at the bottom. But what running Archive Utility by itself does get you is some settings. Again it is easier to do this in the Finder by simply double clicking. You could also expand archive and select a zip file and expand it this way. It's a lot easier to do it in the Finder though. You can use Create Archive to select a file or folder and then create an archive like this. Then you'll see here the Archive Utility only has two commands. So use Spotlight with Command Space to find Archive Utility.app. The settings are actually in that Archive Utility. Put the files in there and then zip that folder. So if you want to use something besides the archived.zip name with the archive folder inside it just create your own folder. It didn't need to create an archive folder to contain everything because it was just one item, that folder. I get that folder that was inside of it back. But now when you go to decompress it later, watch what happens. Just like it would do it if you selected one file. If I choose that folder and use Compress notice it calls the Zip File by the name of that folder. So here I've created a folder with three files in it. Well all you need to do for that is actually create a folder. You can easily rename the zip file archive but how do you rename the folder inside it. Now what if you wanted to use something else besides Archive. So by unzipping it I get that folder called Archive and inside I can see those three files. Since I had selected several files to create this zip file it created a folder in the zip file and put the files in there. So if I double click you can see it quickly ran Archive Utility. As a matter of fact if you Control Click here and you see Open With, you can see Archive Utility is the default. What it actually does is open the zip file in the default app which is an app you have on your Mac called Archive Utility. All you need to do is double click the file in the Finder. To Decompress zip files it's fairly simple. Notice it calls this Archived.zip which you can now easily rename. ![]() It's going to create an archive using all the selected files. Now with anyone of those I can Control Click on it and choose Compress. You could also use Shift to select a range. I'm going to do that using the Command Key to select a second file and Command Key to select a third file. Whoever unzips it on the other end will end up with that file back regardless of what the actual zip archive is called. You can go in and change it to something else and the contents will remain unchanged. But you don't have to keep that same name. Simply select that and it will create a Zip Archive from the file you had selected. You can just select a file and then Control Click, right click or two-finger click on a trackpad, and then that brings up the Context Menu. There's a command you can get to right in the Finder. Now to create a Zip Archive it is pretty easy to do if you are using macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, or even a few versions before that. So you're only going to get a little bit more out of compressing a group of files into a Zip Archive. If you have an audio file or video file it's probably already really well compressed. If a document contains images they're probably compressed images like JPEG. However, today most files are already really well compressed. This also compresses the files making them smaller. It's easier to send one file than say a group of 30 or 40 files. You would create a zip archive to make it easier to transport a group of files, say sending it to somebody else in an email message. So a Zip File is an archive containing one or more files. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let me show you how to zip and unzip files on your Mac. ![]() Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out Zip and Unzip Files On a Mac at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
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